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You're being pedantic. The developers can't build new housing without the county's approval, so yes, the county is *allowing* lots of new housing, and the new development is not all near metro. Have you seen the new builds in Clarksburg and Gaithersburg. They are not near metro stops.

We need either a new bridge or a new train going over 270 down to Nova.  There's no point in just adding bus services since those buses would end up sitting in traffic along with the rest of the drivers.[/quote]

[b]The new housing in Gaithersburg is in Gaithersburg, which is not the county. (You're not going to say that's pedantic, is it?) Are you referring to Crown Farm,[/b] which is hypothetically transit-oriented based on the unbuilt Corridor Cities Transitway? Or Parklands at Watkins Mill, which is next to the Metropolitan Grove MARC station?

The new housing in Clarksburg was approved in 1994. Also, if you work in [b]northern Virginia and move to Clarksburg, or you moved to Clarksburg and then take a new job where you work in northern Virginia - well, that's a lousy life[/b], but it's not a good reason to build you a new bridge to drive yourself on.

If you want to spend big money to improve mobility, then the MARC Brunswick Line, BRT in dedicated lanes on MD 355 all the way to Clarksburg, and the Corridor Cities Transitway are better investments.[/quote]

Crown Farm is in GAITHERSBURG.  So I guess that example is useless, since you claim Gaithersburg isn't in the county.

As for the commute from Clarksburg to NOVA, you're absolutely right.  Had a friend that did it and was miserable.[/quote]

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